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Steam & Excursion > Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573Date: 05/06/24 05:31 Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: bandob This attractive locomotive was at the National Museum of Transportation near St. Louis, MO in 2018.
According to the Museum's Web Site: "Wabash Locomotive #573 was originally #754. Built in 1899, it was rebuilt in 1915 to the #573 Locomotive 2-6-0 Mogul Class F5. The #573 was built to haul freight. It was used to carry freight across a bridge over the Illinois River at Bluffs, IL, that would not support the heavier diesel locomotives. It is one of only two surviving Wabash steam locomotives." B&O Bill Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/24 05:35 by bandob.  Date: 05/06/24 06:49 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: refarkas First-rate photo.
Bob Date: 05/06/24 07:40 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: wp1801 Handsome!
Date: 05/06/24 08:24 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: UP3806 573 and its mate 576 were famously portraited by David P Morgan and Phillip R Hastings in Trains' 'Smoke Over the Prairies' at Bluffs and Meredosia in 1954.
Tom Date: 05/06/24 08:34 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: ts1457 UP3806 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 573 and its mate 576 were famously portraited by > David P Morgan and Phillip R Hastings in Trains' > 'Smoke Over the Prairies' at Bluffs and Meredosia > in 1954. > > Tom Didn't Model Railroader follow up by have a series about how to scratchbuild a model of the locomotive? Date: 05/06/24 13:22 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: LarryDoyle Yes. And, Kemtron came up with a kit to build one in 1/4" scale.
Here's one I built, in 1961 I think. -LD  Date: 05/06/24 14:40 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: ts1457 LarryDoyle Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. And, Kemtron came up with a kit to build one > in 1/4" scale. > > Here's one I built, in 1961 I think. > > -LD Neat! Date: 05/06/24 17:26 Re: Monday Museum Steam: Wabash 573 Author: wabash2800 And AHM did come out with a brass HO model I think. The Wabash finally solved the bridge problem sans steam with a detour on the Burlignton and the use of Pennsy GE 44 tonners over the bridge.
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